Like clothes, supplements come in and out of fashion. Remember when coconut oil was solving all our problems? I’m currently hearing a lot of buzz about sea moss. Social media influencers are spooning it into their smoothies and singing its praises for smooth,...
Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a tiny, nutrient-dense seed with a long history of use from ancient Aztecs to the modern day. Chia seeds are easy to add to your favourite dishes and can provide a tasty and healthy boost to any meal. Chia Seeds Nutritional information...
Aside from being a zingy addition to many dishes, ginger has numerous health virtues. Asian traditional medicine systems have used ginger as a medicinal tonic for 5000 years. Ginger has undoubtedly stood the test of time. The root, or more technically the...
Who needs Vitamin C from a bottle? Most vitamin C supplements, unless labelled as whole foods, use a synthetic form of vitamin C – ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is often derived from GMO corn. Also, ascorbic acid doesn’t contain the bioflavonoids needed for...
Put resistant starch on the menu The microbes in our digestive tract outnumber our cells by around 3 to 1. We are more “bug” than human. The majority of our microbiome lives in our colon. The highly processed food and simple carbs dominating the modern Western...
Let’s hear a cheer for the spear! One of the delights of heading into spring is the appearance of asparagus at the local produce market. The Australian season lasts from September –March but the prime time for asparagus is considered September –December. Health...
